DES MOINES -- Isabella Bebout followed the directions like a pro.
Jump over the stuffed frog. Twirl. Jump over the bunny, then over the penguin. March in a line, curtsy and take a seat near the wall.
The 5-year-old from Ankeny finished her routine and plopped down on the floor in her pink leotard, unaware that her parents were beaming from behind an observation window into the studio. The past few years have been a struggle, but in this moment, at least, life was good.
Isabella is one of a half dozen students in the younger section of Dance Without Limits, a class Ballet Des Moines designed for 4- to 9-year-old children with physical and mental disabilities.
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